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A Weird Kind of Coup

Ah, news from Honduras. Can't get enough of it! No, literally.

This sounds bad. Censoring the press? Bad! US President says coups are bad, too!

Only, hm. This Wikipedia entry gives one pause. And here's a WaPo (those notorious kowtowers to the right) columnist limning some subtle details like the fact that the Honduran supreme court ordered Zelaya's removal from office after he tried to pursue an already-ruled-illegal plebiscite by force, and was replaced by a member of his own party.